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I've only heard a few of Kapustin's Etudes which I know I couldn't possibly play. But I hope to try this Prelude. Are there any other of his other preludes this level of difficulty or easier that you recommend?

Listening to the prelude, I kept on wondering about the distinction between classical and jazz. The prelude sounded to me like a written out "jazz" improvisation from some terrific jazz pianist. The theme could make a very nice song.

Do you teach in Taiwan? Where did you study piano? What make piano do you play in your videos?

Bravo! I've only heard a few of Kapustin's Etudes which I know I couldn't possibly play. But I hope to try this Prelude. Are there any other of his other preludes this level of difficulty or easier that you recommend?

Listening to the prelude, I kept on wondering about the distinction between classical and jazz. The prelude sounded to me like a written out "jazz" improvisation from some terrific jazz pianist.

Do you teach in Taiwan? Where did you study piano?

Kapustin, IS a mix of classical and jazz and his works are basically that...written out jazz improvs. Hamelin, has, at least, two recordings of his works and they're both very, very good.

"And if we look at the works of J.S. Bach — a benevolent god to which all musicians should offer a prayer to defend themselves against mediocrity... -Debussy

I've only heard a few of Kapustin's Etudes which I know I couldn't possibly play. But I hope to try this Prelude. Are there any other of his other preludes this level of difficulty or easier that you recommend?

His Op. 53, which is "24 Preludes in Jazz Style", includes some pieces that are not unplayably difficult (but still moderately difficult). Also you can check out Op. 26, called "Sunrise", and Op. 41, "Variations", they should be both in the "playable" category.

Originally Posted by pianoloverus

Do you teach in Taiwan? Where did you study piano? What make piano do you play in your videos?

Very nice! I recognize you from the use of the sostenuto pedal. You posted a Scriabin etude awhile back. Is that something you came up with yourself or that peculiar exploitation taught in Taiwan?

Thanks for watching! I think you meant una corda (left) pedal?

No, I was not taught to do that, it just my way of using it.

Basically I use the left pedal whenever I need a soft note, I kind of use it "note-by-note"-ly. (I don't know how to say that in English, I mean sometimes I use it on even only one or two particular notes, not necessarily on a whole section.)

It depends on the piano, too. My piano is 25 years old, so it has a very bright sound (stiff hammers), the una corda pedal dosen't soften the sound very much, so I'll use it more frequently on this piano.

Hope my English makes sense, if it doesn't you can correct me, thanks.

Very nice! I recognize you from the use of the sostenuto pedal. You posted a Scriabin etude awhile back. Is that something you came up with yourself or that peculiar exploitation taught in Taiwan?

Thanks for watching! I think you meant una corda (left) pedal?

You are right. I was having a Nyquil moment.

Originally Posted by Wiwi

No, I was not taught to do that, it just my way of using it.

Basically I use the left pedal whenever I need a soft note, I kind of use it "note-by-note"-ly. (I don't know how to say that in English, I mean sometimes I use it on even only one or two particular notes, not necessarily on a whole section.)

It depends on the piano, too. My piano is 25 years old, so it has a very bright sound (stiff hammers), the una corda pedal dosen't soften the sound very much, so I'll use it more frequently on this piano.

Hope my English makes sense, if it doesn't you can correct me, thanks.

Your English is fine. In my youth, I learned on an upright and my only use for that pedal was as a volume control where I kept it pressed the entire time, so as not to interfere with conversations in the room. I like the effect you get with it, it's just odd to see the keybed move all the time. I'd like to steal that idea, but my practice piano doesn't have an una corda pedal.